Berrien County, Michigan

Time zones in Berrien County

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

1. 4912036,495 people
2. 4902229,460 people
3. 4908523,827 people
4. 4904714,858 people
5. 4910311,590 people
6. 4912711,155 people
7. 4910710,323 people
8. 490388,616 people
9. 490986,215 people
10. 491064,741 people
11. 491283,450 people
12. 491173,358 people

24 ZIP Code areas overlap Berrien County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

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Townships in Berrien County, largest first

1. Lincoln Charter Township14,898 people
2. Niles Township14,328 people
3. Benton Charter Township14,234 people
4. St. Joseph Charter Township9,879 people
5. Oronoko Charter Township9,132 people
6. Royalton Township5,140 people
7. Coloma Charter Township5,008 people
8. Berrien Township4,839 people
9. Buchanan Township3,439 people
10. Lake Charter Township3,334 people
11. Hagar Township3,200 people
12. Watervliet Township3,055 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Michigan, by county

School districts in Berrien County, largest first

1. Benton Harbor Area Schools29,315 people
2. Niles Community School District24,920 people
3. St. Joseph Public Schools19,289 people
4. Lakeshore School District17,900 people
5. Dowagiac Union Schools14,991 people
6. Berrien Springs Public Schools13,213 people
7. Buchanan Community School District10,804 people
8. Coloma Community Schools8,774 people
9. Brandywine Community Schools8,519 people
10. River Valley School District7,966 people
11. Watervliet School District6,438 people
12. Bridgman Public Schools5,280 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Berrien County, largest first

1. Pokagon Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land204 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. Niles, Michigan (city)11,803 people
2. Benton Harbor, Michigan (city)8,953 people
3. St. Joseph, Michigan (city)7,986 people
4. Fair Plain, Michigan (CDP)7,330 people
5. Buchanan, Michigan (city)4,223 people
6. Paw Paw Lake, Michigan (CDP)3,889 people
7. Benton Heights, Michigan (CDP)3,078 people
8. Watervliet, Michigan (city)2,156 people
9. Bridgman, Michigan (city)2,077 people
10. Berrien Springs, Michigan (village)2,018 people
11. Three Oaks, Michigan (village)1,503 people
12. Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, Michigan (CDP)1,459 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

1. LaPorte County, Indiana17 mi south
2. Porter County, Indiana26 mi southwest
3. St. Joseph County, Indiana26 mi southeast
4. Cass County, Michigan39 mi east
5. Van Buren County, Michigan41 mi northeast
6. Cook County, Illinois47 mi west
7. Lake County, Illinois61 mi northwest

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